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One,Two,Three, Four 


NEW ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLORS AND 
IN MONOTINT BY 


MAUD HUMPHREY 

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Illustrator of 44 Babes of the Year" 


NEW VERSES BY 

HELEN GRAY CONE 

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NEW YORK 

Copyright^ 1889, by 


FREDERICK A. STOKES & BROTHER 
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B 1Rb\>me of Changing Cbtlbren 


TKUbere are last year’s little folk, 

Mbom we loveb anb knew? 

— Ibatr a trifle browner golb; 

Eyes not quite so blue. 

Mbere’s tbat curve in 1Rose*1Reb’s cbeek 
“Ulseb to please me so? 

TRIlbere, tbe curls tbat %ove*%ocks bab 
IRot so long ago? 

Just as Spring in Summer’s lost. 

Sure it is anb clear, 

Every cbilD is cbtlbren four 


II n a single year! 
























H Song of Changeless Seasons. 


IRcjt gear's flowerpot's pet in tbe mine, 

Xflnber tbe earth, to be coineb at neeb; 

Wejt pear’s corn’s asleep in tbe seeb ; 

Ittejt pear’3 grape’s a bream in tbe pine,— 

Hub a bream, a bream, are tbese cbilbren ot tbine, 

© tbou ji)ear to be l 

Mbo map fenow, ab, wbo map fenow 
TLbc armorp wbere tbe ice^blabes are, 

Ube mpstical storehouse, near or far, 

©f tbe crpstal stars of tbe nejt pear’s snow? 

H?et tbp four fair cbilbren shall come anb shall go, 

© tbou Jl)ear to be l 

autumn, braining tbe last best sweet, 

Minter proub, witb bis glittering pri3e, 

Spring, witb wouber in beapenlp epes. 

Summer, brooping in browsp beat,— 

Ubeir cbangeless cbilbboob shall tbese repeat 
Hn tbe pears to be l 

—HELEN GRA Y CONE. 


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Ube Danbelton Cbatn 


Ube green fielb smootbeb ber velvet gown 
Ube gifts of Spring to bolb; 

Spring laugbeb, anb in ber lap tbrew bown 
H sbovver of guinea^golb. 

Ube burnisbeb banbelions burn 
Beneatb tbe sunns sfes; 

But banbelion^golb will turn 
TLo silver bv anb bs. 

So let us link a chain, to becb, 

Un tbis gas golbett bout*, 

©ur Blossom=Babs’s rose-leaf necb, 

Ubat’s softer tban a flower: 

Mbile Blossont^Babs’s blue, blue eses, 

Bs clear as sfeies of Spring, 


Bre wibe witb innocent surprise 
Uo see tbe sbining tbing ! 


—HELEN GRA Y CONE. 
























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Ibifcben pearls 


Sill?en*%oci?s in tbe summer corn, 

Softly a^stir in tbe bream? air, 

TTwo rounb pears, since ?ou were born, 

Ibave rolleb awap anb been lost somewbere. 
people are wise at two pears olb, 
Serious^lippeb anb sober^epeb; 


Hell me, 

wbat boes tbe busf? ?ou bolb 

Hit tbe warm little fingers, bibe? 


TMbat if we prieb anb trieb to see?— 

Illnber tbe ligbt^green, tangleb sill?, 

3Folbeb awa? from ?ou anb me, 

Monberful pearls, as white as mill? ! 


— Hb, sbe loofes up, anb smiles, anb shows, 
parting ber lips, mp grave wee girl, 


,fHMlF?p*wbite in tbeir tin? rows, 
treasures ot bearer pearl! 




























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jfairv! Mtne=Skin8. 


When busby grapes in clusters 
Weigh Down tbe ropes of vine, 

Xifee busty leathern bottles, 

flMumpeb out witb fairy wine, 

H bnow tbe rogue wbo Drains them, 

H robber bolD anD small; 

XTbe last Drop in tbe wine*sfein 
Ibe lifees tbe best of all. 

Each russet sack be presses, 
Hub stains witb reb tbe tips 
Qf all bis gypsy fingers, 

Hub botb bis eager lips. 


© fl>eacb*Cbeefes, when tbe fairies 
By moonlight seel? tbe vine, 

Hnb finb a beap of empty sacfes, 

But not a Drop of wine, 

3ust fancy bow tbey’ll grumble 
Because you’ve spoileb tbe feast, 

While you are sounbly sleeping, 

Bot caring in tbe least; 

Xibs fast anb lasbes fallen, 

Hnb breaming that it’s true 
XTbat all tbe worlD’s a great rounb grape, 
jfull ripe, anb meant for you ! 








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C0®V»iGMTJ389.BV FREDERICK A. STORES A BROTHER. 










a Solbiet* of tbe Snows 


/IDs brave boy loves tbe winter-time; 

Ibe loves tbe brigbt, wilb bays 
Mben tbe strong sun sbines, anb tbe icy trees 
Mitb a bost of bayonets bla3e; 

Hub tbe silver bullets brop left anb rigbt, 
Hub tbe vvinb goes charging past 
HHUtb tbe whirl of a tbousanb cuirassiers 
Bub tbe sounb of a trumpet-blast ! 

jFrom a veteran tree, all scarreb anb gray, 
Ibe bas wresteb a steely bougb; 

Ibe bas captureb tbe enemy’s colors gay,— 

Un bis face be bears them now! 

Ibe bears them in bis merry face, 

Ubat’s lifee tbe bolb reb rose ; 

Bnb bencefortb be shall ever be 
flby Solbier of tbe Snows! 
























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